Presentation
Incidental finding.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Cerebral cavernous venous malformation (Zabramski type II)
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Small, about 4 mm left pontine lesion centrally T2 hypointense, with a thin hyperintense rim. Marked SWI blooming, and no pathological contrast enhancement. Findings are in line with a Zabramski type II cavernous malformation.
Other findings: small right nasopharyngeal Tornwaldt cyst and thickened mucosa of the right maxillary sinus.
From the case:
Cerebral cavernous venous malformation (Zabramski type II)
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T2 and SWI key images.
Case Discussion
SWI is the most sensitive sequence for the detection of small cavernous malformation.